• In the 2014 FIFA World Cup Manuel was given Golden Glove Award for being the best goalkeeper of the tournament.
• Some People consider him to be the best goalkeeper in the World since Lev Yashin.
• In 2014 for the FIFA Ballon d'Or award, Manuel got third spot after voting.
• Again in 2014, he became the third best player in the World as per "The Guardian".
• In November 2009, he was the only German goalkeeper in the list of five nominated goalkeepers for UEFA Team of the Year.
• In 2011-12 season playing for FC Bayern Neuer broke the Bayern Munich record for most competitive clean sheets in a row, having gone over 1,000 minutes without conceding. He improved the record formerly held by Oliver Kahn.

Career Turning Point

In 2008 in UEFA Champions league in the first knockout round against porto he almost single-handedly kept Schalke in the tournament with several saves, for this quality he was brought in the list of 2007–08 UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year award.

Personal Life

Date of Birth

27 March 1986

Age (as in 2016)

30 Years

Birth Place

Gelsenkirchen, West Germany

Zodiac sign/Sun sign

Aries

Nationality

German

Hometown

Munich

School

Gesamtschule Berger Feld

College

Not Known

Educational Qualifications

Not Known

Family

Father- Not KnownMother- Not KnownBrother-Marcel Neuer (Football Referee)Sister- Not Known

Religion

Roman Catholic

Ethnicity

German

Hobbies

Playing tennis, Travelling skiing.

Controversies

Not Known

Favourite Things

Favourite Food

Potato fritters with salmon and salad

Favourite Color

Green

Girls, Family & More

Marital Status

Unmarried

Affairs/Girlfriends

Kathrin Gilch (2009-2014)

Wife

N/A

Children

N/A

Money Factor

Salary

$7.627 Million

Net Worth

$40 Million

Sponsored

Does Manuel Neuer smoke?: No.

Does Manuel drink Alcohol?: Yes.

Manuel attended Gesamtschule Berger Feld, like many other notable footballers, such as Mesut Özil.

Manuel started playing football, when he was only 2 years old.

Manuel’s brother Marcel Neuer is currently a football referee.

His first football game was on 3rd March 1991, 24 days before his fifth birthday.

Manuel runs a charity foundation, called Manuel Neuer kids foundation. In November 2011, he won €500,000 for charity in a celebrity edition of Wer wird Millionär?, the German version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

In 2011, He moved to Bayern Munich, he signed a contract of €22 million and this amount made him second most expensive goalkeeper of all time only behind Gianluigi Buffon.

He serves as vice captain for Bayern Munich and captain of National Football Team of Germany.

Manuel is called “Sweeper-Keeper” for his unique playing style and speed.

He is the current holder of the IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper award for three years and regarded as one of the best goalkeeper of the World.